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Steamboat

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  1. Wow! Super clean. That is a fantastic build. One of the finest I have ever seen.
  2. Awesome build! I love the mural!
  3. This is the '79 Dodge wrecker from the 2nd episode of Roadworthy Rescues on the Motor Trend channel. The base model is the MPC 77 Dodge W250. All that remains of the kit is the cab, interior, rear axle and springs, and front half of the chassis. The wrecker is mostly 3d printed, including the rear half of the frame, bed floor, bed sides, winch, frames and all towing hardware. The engine is from the AMT 340 Duster, with air cleaner from the AMT 71 Charger (one snorkel removed.) 2wd front suspension and crossmember is from the AMT Little Red Express. The '79 grille is 3d printed from my own design. The 1:1 has 2 broken cab marker lights, so I did the same. Paint is acrylic craft paint, sanded to reveal the primer underneath. Dually wheels are all 3d printed from my own design. The tires are cloned in resin from the (old) MPC Dodge Warlock kit. All the lettering is done by hand as I am not very good with decals. "Bring the Thunder" on the front bumper is not true to the 1:1 but I couldn't help myself! There is a build thread in the WIP section if you're interested. Hope you like!
  4. I'm calling it done! More photos and a general description can be found in the Under Glass section.
  5. Nearly finished. It just needs the grille, bumper and mirrors. All of the lettering is hand painted, because I'm very challenged at making decals. The "Custom 300" badge on the fender is 3d printed. Interestingly enough, the 1:1 only has the badge on the passenger side. The cab clearance lights have 2 broken lenses as per the 1:1!
  6. I added a carrier bearing for the driveshafts. It looked like it needed one.
  7. I researched the wrecker as much as I could before attempting the project. Here is a parts list from Canfield Wreckers. It is the closest I could find to the 1:1. Apparently they were mostly used on Jeeps.
  8. A friend gave me the Midnight Cowboy kit when I started this project. Not much there that is the same. I decided that I wanted to make it as close to possible to the 1:1, so I ended up making a lot of my own parts.
  9. I got some painting done on the dash and steering wheel. Also the engine is detailed and ready to go in. I used the air cleaner from the '71 Charger with one snorkel removed. Fan and belts are original to the truck. The alternator is from the Revell '69 Dart.
  10. I have this one from the pickup kit, painted in a handsome red, white and black color scheme!
  11. Thanks! I'll try the black bead cord. As you can see the thread I tried for the boom support cable is a bit too large in diameter and rather inflexible.
  12. Some progress on the wrecker bed. 95% of it is 3d printed from my own CAD files, including the bed floor, bed sides, kingpost, winch and towing hardware. I did use some styrene tubing and angle stock for the boom, and some styrene sheet for the bed rails.
  13. I got some paint on it over the weekend. The body and wrecker bed were primed with Tamiya white primer, then airbrushed with a mix of craft paint to get the OD color. I then wet sanded some green off to get the primer showing through in spots. For the chassis paint, I just shot it with 4 different rattle cans at arm's length.
  14. Beautiful build. Did you change the rocker covers? They are from a gen 1 hemi, either a Dodge 315 or 331.
  15. Well done! Very nice, clean build. The detail on the Magnum 500 wheels is especially nice.
  16. Thanks for bringing this up. I just looked at my Monogram Ramcharger and that's the same as you mentioned. It certainly looks better that way. It would probably be easier to take the whole cowl panel from the Ramcharger, but at this point I'm not sure I would go to the trouble.
  17. I'm starting a build of the iconic wrecker from the 2nd episode of Roadworthy Rescues. I used the front half of the frame, cab and interior from a glue bomb MPC '77 Dodge pickup, 4wd, original issue. The wrecker is 2wd, so I adapted the front suspension from an AMT "Lil Red Truck". The engine will be from the AMT Duster. The 79 and later hood is a really nice piece from Hart's Resin. Most of the rest will be 3d printed, including the rear half of the frame, wrecker, grille and wheels.
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